24- Blue Toe Syndrome Flashcards
1
Q
plethysmography =
A
measuring and recording changes in volume over a short period of time
2
Q
______ or below tran-cutaneous oxygen indicates a poor potential to heal in area
A
30 mmHg
3
Q
normal range for coumadin
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2-3
4
Q
will not be permanent discoloration, transient vasculitis for minutes/hr
A
raynaud’s phenomenon
5
Q
when in submerged water, for example. will affect more than 1 digit
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chilblains
6
Q
transient, but sometimes the spasm is more permanent.
A
acrocyanosis
7
Q
complex regional pain syndrome, often associated with trauma. Starts with warmth and inflammation, then cyanoitc with sweating
A
reflex sympathetic dystrophy
8
Q
slow occluison can develop with these calcified vessels
A
monkeberg’s sclerosis
9
Q
medical treatment for blue toe syndrome w/i 12-24 hrs of catching it
A
- low dose subq heparin
- dipyridamole
- plasmapharesis
- nitro patch
